Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US — SACRAMENTO, CA - An airline pilot is being disciplined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for posting video on YouTube pointing out what he believes are serious flaws in airport security.

The 50-year-old pilot, who lives outside Sacramento, asked that neither he nor his airline be identified. He has worked for the airline for more than a decade and was deputized by the TSA to carry a gun in the cockpit.

Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US — The airline pilot who sparked controversy after he posted a "cellphone video tour of security at San Francisco International Airport " has gone public with his identity.

The pilot identified himself to Sacramento's KXTV News 10 as Chris Liu, though the station did not say what airline he was affiliated with.

This new bill would require all co-pilots (first officers) to obtain Airline Transport Licenses in order to fly for an airline. An ATP requires 1,500 hours of flight time, which is a very costly and time consuming accomplishment if you aren't flying commercially. This bill will make it even harder for up-and-coming young pilots to get into the airline industry.

If you don't want to pass through an airport scanner that allows security agents to see an image of your naked body or to undergo the alternative, a thorough manual search, you may have to find another way to travel this holiday season.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is warning that any would-be commercial airline passenger who enters an airport checkpoint and then refuses to undergo the method of inspection designated by TSA will not be allowed to fly and also will not be permitted to simply leave the airport.

Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US - The shock of a video of a Transportation Security Administration screener patting down a 6-year-old child has drawn anger and even a subsequent potential legislative response. But the TSA’s actions were not improper, says Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

To protect the nation's air travelers, federal air marshals deployed after the 2001 terrorist attacks try to travel incognito, often in pairs, and choose flights identified with the potential to fall under threat. And they almost always fly first class—something some airlines would like to change. With cockpit doors fortified and a history of attackers choosing coach seats, some airline executives and security experts question whether the first-class practice is really necessary—or even a good idea.

Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US — Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US — WASHINGTON, DC -- A video question about legalizing drugs from a former deputy sheriff has come in first place in YouTube's "Your Interview with the President" competition, where users submitted and voted on questions to be posed to President Barack Obama...

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a report by an Alitalia pilot who said he saw a "small, unmanned or remote-controlled aircraft" on final approach to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.